Business Studies · Ch 2 — Principles of Management
Taylor’s Scientific Management
Taylor’s Scientific Management
Scientific Management: The Classical School
Scientific management is one of the three major streams of the classical school of management thought. The other two are Fayol's administrative theory and Max Weber's bureaucracy. Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856–1915), an American mechanical engineer, is recognised as the founder of this movement. He lived during the Industrial Revolution, a period of mass production, and sought to improve industrial efficiency through systematic study.
Taylor began his career as an apprentice machinist in 1874, learning factory conditions from the ground up. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1883. Over his career, he held positions at Midvale Steel Company, Bethlehem Iron Company (later Bethlehem Steel), served as a professor at the Tuck School of Business, and was president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers from 1906 to 1907. His most famous work, The Principles of Scientific Management, was first published as a series of articles in 1911 and later as a book. …
Fredrick Winslow Taylor (March 20, 1856 – March 21, 1915) was an American mechanical engineer who sought to improve industrial efficiency. In 1874 he became an apprentice machinist, learning factory conditions at the grass-roots level, and he later earned a degree in mechanical engineering. He was one of the intellectual leaders of the efficiency movement and was highly influential in reshaping the factory system of production. He belonged to the era of the industrial revolution, characterised by mass production.
- Life time: March 20, 1856 to March 21, 1915
- Profession: American mechanical engineer
- Education: Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1883
- Positions held: Apprentice Machinist (1874); Executive at Midvale Steel Company (1884); at Bethlehem Iron Company (1898), which later became Bethlehem Steel Company; Professor at the 'Tuck School of Business'; President of the 'American Society of Mechanical Engineers' (1906–1907)
- Principal writing: 'The Principles of Scientific Management' — a series of articles published in 'The American Magazine' (March–May 1911), later published in book form
Adapted from wikipedia.org and stevens.edu/library. …